It's a long time since we demolished Burton Albion at The Valley in the FA Cup and now they are playing at their dinky ground which is some way outside the home of brewing. Congratulations to any Addicks who make the trip. I fear a humiliating draw against the bottom club.
They have won just once at home and lost five times so Charlton are lambs to the slaughter (ok, the Lambs are down the road at Tamworth).
Burton went down 0-3 at home to Stockport on Saturday, but the Hatters are a good team. Interim head coach Tom Hounsell admitted that they ended up defending for most of the first half which should be less of a problem against the Addicks,. He added, 'I was also really disappointed with some of the performances out of possession.' We know about that as well.
A defeat will lead intensity to the calls for Nathan Jones to be dismissed, but is there anyone of quality who would want the job? The players are not good enough and the fans are known throughout football for their excessive expectations.
Since we were in the Premier League the financial structure of football has changed radically and you need to be a multi-billionaire to fund a club at that level. The Championship has been distorted by parachute payments, although they now look like being phased out.
I know that Millwall do quite well there, but let's face it The New Den is a more intimidating place to visit than The Valley and I rate 'Chopper' Harris.
I have to agree with you, that Neil Harris is a decent manager. What with Millwall getting some good results of late, it's even more disappointing to see us struggling to get out of L1. We have never really recovered from the relegation from the Prem when we missed out on the parachute payment. Should never have got rid of Johnny Jackson - he's been doing a reasonable job at Plough Lane.
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